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Mount Aeolus (Alberta)

For other mountains by this name, see Mount Aeolus.
Mount Aeolus
Mount Aeolus is located in Alberta
Mount Aeolus
Mount Aeolus
Location in Western Alberta
Highest point
Elevation2,643 m (8,671 ft)[1]
Prominence1,223 m (4,012 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°16′12″N 118°04′20″W / 53.27000°N 118.07222°W / 53.27000; -118.07222[3]
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeBosche Range
Topo mapNTS 83E8 Rock Lake[3]

Mount Aeolus is a mountain located in the Bosche Range in Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named for Aeolus, the Greek god of winds.[2] The summit was so named on account of frequent windy conditions near it.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Mount Aeolus". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Aeolus". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Aeolus". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 9.
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